Bundling and binding means



v Re. 23,029

Aug. 24, 1948. 1.. E. DELSON BUNDLING AND BINDING MEANS Original Filed Aug. 12, 1942 fizz/872607": ,Zouzs 2572621507! Reiuued Aug. 24, 1948 v Re.

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2 The present invention relates tomeans for bunsuch a wallet together with a. plurality of-- credit dJing 'a'nd binding a collection of articles; such as ration envelopes therein,- each envelope being of sheet-"or like-form. I esneciallyarrang'ed and adapted asa creditratlo i 'Among the objects of the invention is to pro-, m kndise purchase instru Qn :.'t0-' iVB =9 vide a, novel means forf'acilely bundlingme 5 mommy ot'coupons or merchandise creditsi 'amps binding, andas racilely unbund-ling and unbind+ ontlie he? or fl p i by adealen in was-hing ing, a collection of articles, which may be in-the machines, refrigerators}, automobiles, typewriters nature of a sheet; leaf, card, disc, orsother' like and like, can provide immediate purchasing orsimilar fiorm; with or without'a' similar ar ticle. opportunities at prewar frozen prloe, sty1eand totorm'acover'part ofthehundle,'andcomprises 10 Quality; n better;- and at; present e wiowin the providing of the articles, which may be arpaymentfthere-for warbonds, war-savings stamps ranged in a pack, bundle, or thelike, with rennrchandisev 'eredit-' ratlon stamps','1n lieu cesses; indentations,- or the "like, preferablyat of cash paymentyso that the merchandise oan'be opposite parts .or portions, as edges lthereofyand dellvered bythe dealer to th'e envelope holden, a'noveltying or binding means, suohlasane'xibie .15 pm' e c n onof t e wa -J mbered cord, wire, chain; or the like, having holding; order asreg-isterediwith theflGovernmentYcredit anchoring, orlikeu means; connected to an'end ration oflice:- portion of the binding means, which maybe. 017 I fi ls apparent that this will create an inoen may not be capable of attachment'to an article tlve for the increased buying of war savings ofithepack or bundle, asaiace par t' of-lo'heof 2o stampsfa d Wil' q e y idinfit e the articles, to hold such 'end portion of the wan-' flott, W i e 'a y f m r handisefor binding means anchored or otheswise'fheld, and i i are delivery, thereby avoiding inflation now the remainder of the binding element wrapped 8-21;! effect after the war; and around the pack or-hundle and pas ing through .ajl o'i'g-iringthe manufiacturer concrete assurance the recesses formed in-thearticle orart'icies; for of -returning tohis field ot-manufacture a fter the the free end portion of the bindingmeans to be want-bus;treeinghimself for -present a115, outwarbrought into engagement with thenholding'ior DEQduction: enablinghirnselfi tohold. his dealer anchoring: means, so as to hold the articles-"toe. organi atmnto ether; l sivins the dealer salese gather and, in a given relation. mil-the Pentax-pert; job of sellingwar bonds as For purposesof illustration, the. invention is to wefl-esaq,edtt'ratlon merchandise stampsitoprose here n, di lo ed n onnect oow h an expense tle. $9: the fi st time national-l" trained p d, ab e wa et Q fl.d ?-PIQ i@ fl::W ma relltr oi sa sa ameh se Q d w -ri marticularly constructed enyelopesca h mgnt' tocome from;- the simultaneous sale of in, all arranged and adapted to; accuxn merchandise oomachinesifor peacetimeadeli'very; and storing war bonds, warsavings st anotherexample, thepacle may be made up, ch ndise cred1t'stamps, and the ill; beets; or: the like, arranged: normally whereb sheets may-beaddedras sheets; are issued, and: sheets; extracted: as ion th r th en op ap or ext nde th y become superseded, or the like, then bound w em nd W d QQI P #fiKQ he 49 together by the bindingelement as firstreferred toiabove."

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books and i junction with the purchase entire-purchase war savings stamps} and Warbonds; to' greatly stimulate and enhance their sale. Credit must stamps-are connectedor --coup1ed= asgpaa of 45 Government supervised agreem'entsj'witnma'h facturers and dealers' of various articles arid giarchines, so that the purchaser receives, in lieuof present delivery of such pumnaseoern ies h elslss i, and qeo mao l on niece and machines,'their'value in war-bonds and war- 59 Qi. 1,- savings stamps arid'erdit ration stamps? n orderf 223, eg exspectire i w; o t device n wto obtain certain priorityrights for the de ee Of the wallet togetherwith ofsuch articles or s'enmes' nom ina ll- I v ured therei n, faqturers ordealerspromptlyaiteiytl reWar. Flg'. 3"isaf'p1an viewshowing the rear ra of;

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its preferred form and as comprising a wallet orholder Ill and a plurality of envelopes ll carried therein, all being of proper sizeand"shape to have war bonds and saving stamp books. placed and stored in the envelope pockets and to have merchandise credit stamps secured .to the flaps" of said envelopes.

The wallet I is preferably made of semi rigid material, and it includes a portion or section I2 which provides the front side or face adapted to bear thereon a suitable titleor-legend l3 and it also includes a rear portion or section I4. These two sections may be made as separate or as unitary parts, and are shown herein as being united by an end part l5 which is creased along the lines 16 to facilitate expansion and contraction of the wallet. A tab ll extends from the other end part l8 of this wallet, being integral with said section l2 and creased along lines l3; and a slot 20 is provided in this tab I! for receiving a hooked end or tongue 2| which projects from the section I. This arrangement thus provides a wallet which is shown as closed at both ends, but is open at both sides. The wallet may also be made without the tab l1 and the tongue 2| thus leaving it open at an end, since particular fastening means around the wallet will secure the envelopes therein, as will be apparent from the following. description. The envelopes l I used in :this combination means comprise each an envelope which is of proper shape and size to contain war bonds there'- in,-and envelope comprises a pair of expandable ends 22, and also a closure fiap23 at its side which is of special construction and includes" a"con-. tiguous gummed portion 24 and beyond that an enlarged portion or page 25 which is sectioned into a plurality of spaces 25 adapted to have attached onto each thereof a merchandise credit stamp whichis obtainedfroma manufacturer or dealer of the same. These spaces 26 are shown as being ten herein, for receiving ten credit stamps thereon. each credit stamp being added upon proof that the holder has purchased war savings stamps or war bonds; and it is also apparent that these spaces will vary in number to suit the particular occasion, and that similarly 'a' plu rality of such portions or pages 25 may be provided for the envelope, in conjunction with this one flap 23 or in lieu thereof.

These envelopes I l are arranged to have the merchandise credit stamps placed upon the spaces 26 of the flap portion '25, and the envelopes are further adapted to receive the war bonds and likewise the war savings stamps therein, and can also receive andstore the customary booklets.

Fastenine means is provided for securely fretaining the envelopes with their contentsin the wallet, and such means comprises a band or cord 21 which has one end secured onto the wallet, as

for instance by a button or element 23, and have its other or free end part turned around the shank of said button and then held clasped under its outer part or head 23.

It'should be observed that this fastening means 4 furthermore includes corresponding notches 30 and 3| provided in similar positions on the wallet l0 and the envelopes II. These notches 30 and 3| are preferably provided on said wallet and on each of said envelopes in the form of pairs having the two notches of each pair oppositely placed on' the two opposite edge portions of each envelope and'the wallet, and so-that all" said pairs of notches will register, substantially as indicated in the drawing. The band 21 is then wound around thewallet so that it will engage in all of said notches 30 and 3|. secure thecontained envelopes in place in the This arrangement will wallet and will prevent them from sliding longitudinally of .eachOther or in the wallet, even if iits t'ongu'e 2| is unlatched or it and the end tab I1 are injured or entirely omitted.

-The notches 30 on this wallet include an enlarged notch 32, provided to facilitate reading the title or legend 33 which appears on the underlying side edge part 34 of the envelope; while the notches 3| on the side edges of the envelopes also enable one to observewhether there are contents 35 in the envelopes or not. The envelopes may also be withdrawn from this wallet by simply loosening the band 21, and may be moved apart so the titles can be readily observed, without any need of opening the end tongue and flap herein, which altogether greatly facilitates the use and handling of this combination device.

While I have herein described and upon the drawings shown an embodiment illustrative of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto but comprehends other constructions, assemblies, details, arrangement of parts, features, and the like, without departing-from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed the-invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a holder and envelopes associated therewith, said holder and said envelopes being provided each with a pair of notches on the opposite side edge parts and positioned to bring said pairs of notches in register, said notches being'arranged to facilitate observing if there are contents in said envelopes, said envelopes 'being further provided with a closure flap including a gummed portion for sealing the envelope and also beyond that an enlarged portion adapted to have stamps or the like secured thereto, and fastening means including a band and an element securing one end thereof onto the holder, saidband being positioned to be engaged in all of said 'notches' and wound around the holder and have its outer end detachably engaged onto said element, thereby securing the envelopes with their contents' to the holder and preventing them from moving longitudinally of said holder.

2. The combination of a holder and sheets register, and fastening means including a band.

and an element securing one end thereof onto the holder and positionedto engage in all of said notches .and wound around the holder and to have its outer part engaged onto said element, thereby securing the sheets firmly on the holder and preventing any movement of said sheets longitudinally of said holder even though said detachable end closing means is open or inoperative.

3. The combination of a wallet and envelopes carried therein, all of proper shape and size to store war bonds in said envelopes, said wallet and said envelopes being provided each with a pair of notches on the opposite side edge parts and positioned to bring said pairs of notches in register, said notches being arranged to facilitate observing if there are contents in said envelopes and the wallet consisting of a substantially rectangular sheet of material folded over to provide front and rear and end-parts and being open at the sides to facilitate observing the carried envelopes and withdrawing the same, and fastening means including a band and an element securing one end thereof onto the wallet, said band being positioned to be engaged in all of said notches and wound around the wallet and have its outer end detachably engaged onto said element, thereby securing the envelopes with their contents in the wallet and preventing them from moving longitudinally of the wallet, and one of the notches in a side edge part of the wallet being enlarged to enable observing any legend placed on the underlying edge part of the adjacent envelope.

4. The combination of a wallet and envelopes carried therein, all of proper shape and size for storing war bonds in said envelopes, said envelopes being provided each with expansible ends and with a closure flap at the side including a gummed portion for sealing the envelope and also beyond that an enlarged portion provided with a plurality of sectioned areas adapted each to have a merchandise credit stamp secured thereon, the wallet and the envelopes being provided each with a pair of notches on its opposite edge parts and positioned to bring said pairs of notches in register, said notches being arranged to facilitate observing whether there are contents in the envelopes, and fastening means including a band and an element securing one end thereof onto the Wallet and positioned to be engaged in all of said notches and wound around the wallet and have its outer part engaged onto said element, thereby securing the envelopes with their contents firmly in the Wallet.

5. The combination of a wallet and envelopes carried therein, all of proper shape and size for storing war bonds in said envelopes, said wallet consisting of a substantially rectangular sheet of material folded over and providing front and rear parts which are integral at one end part and which include cooperating means for detachably closing the other end part, the sides of the wallet being open, the wallet and the envelopes being provided each with a pair of notches on the edge parts and positioned to bring all the pairs of notches in register, and fastening means including a band and an element securing one end thereof onto the wallet and positioned to engage in all of said notches and wound around the wallet and have its outer part engaged onto said element, thereby securing the envelopes with their contents firmly in the wallet and preventing any movement of the envelopes longitudinally of the wallet even tho said detachable end closing means is open or inoperative.

LOUIS E. DELSON.

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